14 goodreading ı OCTOBER 2009
Ah, so many books and not enough
time! I've been a slow poke this
month and am just about to start
Everyman's Rules for Scientific Living by
Carrie Tiffany. I better get a wriggle on
or you'll overtake me.
This month, selecting a book is
proving hard, as it's such a mix of
interesting titles, many of which I've
been wanting to read for some time. But
in the end I decided on A Fortunate
Life by A B Facey. I actually read this
book in the 1980s but am looking
forward to doing so again as, even
though I loved it at the time, my
memory is now a little hazy, and I'd
very much like to revisit it.
I hope those of you who have been
passed a book are enjoying it. It is fun
to send them off and then get them
back with your thoughts. Remember,
if you'd like a book passed on to you,
simply visit our competitions page on
our website or drop me a line.
alfofa
llow Sun
himamanda
gozi Adichie
This is an
epic novel
egging to be
anslated to
he big screen.
eopled with
ery believable,
ery human
characters, it tells the story of Biafra's
failed attempt at independence, the
tragedy of a war lost and how it
affected the people who lived through
it. The Biafran war was also a direct
result of an attempt to wipe out the Ibo
people but was, unfortunately at the
wrong time in history and the world did
not hear their cry.
Jo McDougall, Eaton NT
Uglies
Scott Westerfield
An amazing
blend of
sci-fi and young
adult, and really
examines the
way we look at
'beauty' within a
totalitarian regime. It s
pretty popular in internet circles, but not
so much in real life.
Janelle Parsons, Gold Coast Qld
ack Beauty
nna Sewell
Agreat story to
be passed from
very mother to
aughter.
Annette Clarke,
Wivenhoe Tas
David Mitchell
An astounding
book which dives
effortlessly through
six different genres,
through centuries of
time and never fails
to compel with its
cast of magnificent
characters. It's also
beautifully poignant as it comments on
man's desire for power, tendency for
oppression, and spirit for survival. I've
never read anything else like it.
Allan, Yulara NT
The Road
Cormac McCarthy
Achilling book that
stayed with me
ong after I finished.
A father and son
wearily trudge
hrough the snow
n a post-apocalyptic
orld on the way
somewhere. The description of the
ad, the cold and devastated landscape
e drawn so vividly that I was there
th them. A brooding sense of menace
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readers in ROWENA CSEH s book-club-with-a-twist.
pass it on!